Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Jon + Jonathan = Win

Recipe for beating the Rays:

- Start with Jon Lester throwing 7 2/3 innings of shutout ball.

- Add Jonathan Papelbon to get out of trouble in the 8th & pitch a scoreless 9th.

- Throw in 3 1st-inning runs with contributions from Big Papi, Jason Bay & Coco Crisp.

- Cook for 3 hours & you have a 1/2 game difference for the AL East lead.

This game had all the earmarks of a playoff classic with Boston coming out on top. A win tonight puts the Sox back in 1st, maybe to stay.

Fans get treated to another great pitching matchup tonight with Kazmir vs. Dice-K. Let's see if the Sox keep rolling or the Rays stop their skid. I'm betting on the Sox.

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